Finally, having exhausted all other options, he decided to give up entirely and said to Shen Qiyin in a low voice, "You're usually such a clever and quick-witted child, why are you being so muddle-headed today?"
"Didn't you ever consider that your grandmother might have taken that silver?"
"steal."
Shen Cang frowned: "What?"
“Taking something without permission is theft,” Shen Qiyin corrected.
Seeing her calm expression, showing no surprise at what he had said, Shen Cang was instead somewhat astonished: "You...did you already know that it was your grandmother who stole it?"
Since he had spoken frankly, Shen Qiyin stopped playing games with him and said directly, "Just like you, it's just a guess."
"Then why did you report it to the authorities?! Making it public knowledge, aren't you afraid of becoming a laughingstock?"
"Ha." Shen Qiyin scoffed, "Hasn't our family already made a laughingstock of itself enough? What's one more?"
"But……"
Instead of worrying about why I reported it to the authorities, you should think about why Grandmother is so determined to get this money.
"Logically speaking, she has no worries about food and clothing in this mansion, and it wouldn't matter if she didn't have cash on hand, so why did she have to take such a risky move? Isn't the reason behind this worth investigating?"
Shen Cang didn't think anything of it at first.
He assumed it was just Old Madam Shen's greedy nature.
But now that Shen Qiyin had reminded him, he realized something was wrong.
Yes, why are you in such a hurry to get the silver?
Normally, even if she wanted to take those money, she would wait a while until people lowered their guard.
Although the old lady is getting on in years, she shouldn't be so senile.
Seeing that Shen Cang's eyes were deep in thought, Shen Qiyin had achieved her initial goal and continued to guide him, saying, "I have been observing this for the past few days and I feel that Grandmother is too concerned about this uncle. What do you think, Father?"
These words had an immediate and profound effect, giving Shen Cang a sense of sudden enlightenment.
Yes.
She did it for Guo An!
He made his stance clear today, stating that he was no longer prepared to take in the grandfather and grandson, for which the old lady gave him a good scolding.
Presumably, she was preparing for the grandfather and grandson to be kicked out of the mansion, and wanted to secretly give them some money.
Over the years, she had kept the key to the warehouse and spent the money however she wanted, never thinking of saving any money for herself.
Or perhaps you've saved some, but not a lot.
That's why she's now eyeing those reward money.
What an idiot...
well!
He's just a distant cousin, how could he be closer to her than her son and granddaughter?
What is she really thinking?
Shen Cang had been feeling troubled lately, and the fact that Old Madam Shen was adding to his worries only made him angrier. He felt his heart pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of his throat.
Lost in thought, the group arrived at Shen Yaozu's courtyard.
Guo An and Guo Xiuran lived in the east and west wing rooms respectively.
Logically speaking, it would be impolite to search their rooms while they were guests, but Shen Cang had already put on a stern face and was ready to kick them out, so he didn't care about manners.
Moreover, he now strongly suspects that Madam Shen has already given him the money. If it is found during the search, then it would be as if the thief had taken him, saving him the trouble of explaining himself.
To everyone's surprise, when the government dog arrived at Guo An's door, it really started barking incessantly, howling and rushing inside!
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